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Brown pressures banks over rates

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the government has met with bankers in a bid to ensure that lenders pass on the cut in interest rates.

The Bank of England's official rate was cut from 4.5% to 3% on Thursday in a move that shocked markets.

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